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Assuming the string character is in the document contents rather than in their file their names, you could write a VBA script to open a folder full of files one at a time and search them for the character. If the character is in the file names, a simple PowerShell script would do the trick.
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Assuming the string character is in the document contents rather than in their file their names, you could write a VBA script to open a folder full of files one at a time and search them for the character. If the character is in the file names, a simple PowerShell script would do the trick.

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In explorer, you put the string into the search box. Unless that folder is excluded from indexing, documents that contain the string will be found immediately.
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In explorer, you put the string into the search box. Unless that folder is excluded from indexing, documents that contain the string will be found immediately.

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And, if you want to do this on any folder, including those not indexed, you can just open the folder in File Explorer, and then in the Search box (near top right of display) enter:<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <b>*.doc* content:hello</b><br />
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to search for the word &quot;<b>hello</b>&quot; in all Word files.<br />
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The list will update when you enter that search to show just the files that matched.<br />
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And, if you want to do this on any folder, including those not indexed, you can just open the folder in File Explorer, and then in the Search box (near top right of display) enter:

        *.doc* content:hello

to search for the word "hello" in all Word files.

The list will update when you enter that search to show just the files that matched.



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Retired

Paul Sauvé

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Ah! &nbsp;Found the problem. &nbsp;All the files in my folder/directory had been protected/encrypted requiring a password to open. &nbsp;Is it possible to open and apply a password or to un-encrypt all the files in a folder?<br><br>
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Ah!  Found the problem.  All the files in my folder/directory had been protected/encrypted requiring a password to open.  Is it possible to open and apply a password or to un-encrypt all the files in a folder?



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Very probable. What encryption software was used?
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Very probable. What encryption software was used?

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In MS Window 10. &nbsp;How do you look for a string a character in folder that contain only Word Documents?
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In MS Window 10.  How do you look for a string a character in folder that contain only Word Documents?

Search Folder with Word Documents Looking for Character Pattern

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

Microsoft Word is a commercial document editing program that is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It features numerous text-editing tools for creating richly formatted documents, along with tools for the use of macros in Word documents. Word's native file formats are denoted either by a .doc or .docx file extension. Plugins permitting the Windows versions of Word to read and write formats it does not natively support, such as the OpenDocument format (ODF) are available. Word can import and display images in common bitmap formats such as JPG and GIF. It can also be used to create and display simple line-art.